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Western North Dakota

Western North Dakota, south and west of the Missouri River. This land was shaped by wind and water erosion. When the last glacier stopped, the debris it was pushing at its front left a terminal moraine. The debris left by the glacier blocked the rivers in the western part of the state so they could no longer flow north into Hudson Bay. The rivers had to find new paths. They cut a steeper and shorter path. The Missouri River’s new path cut through the Badlands.
Coal and oil fields are found in this area. They were formed when plant and animal material broke down and was buried under a thick layer of sand.